Atka Island, Alaska Cruises

Atka Island, Alaska Cruise Port

• On the northeast part of Atka Island, you'll find the Korovin volcano. The highest point on the island at 5,030 feet. While it hasn't erupted since 2006, it might be best to admire it from the city of Atka instead of attempting a climb.
   
• If you're looking for reindeer, you won't have to wait long: the deer roam all over the island. Want to see marine animals? The island is also home to the endangered Steller sea lion, threatened northern sea otter, and the harbor seal. All wildlife is protected by state law on Atka Island.
   
• Bird watchers will be in their glory. The island has plenty of feathered friends upon which to gaze, especially in summer. Species such as puffins, auklets, gulls, storm petrels, cormorants, terns, kittiwakes, murres, pigeon guillemots, and many others are in abundance here; the Aleutian cackling goose, once endangered, has found this an excellent place to re-populate.
   
• There’s plenty of open country in which to backpack and explore by foot; because of the changing weather patterns and rocky shoreline, it’s a terrific alternative to kayaking and other water activities.